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In an effort to prevent falling rockets from landing on populated areas, China tested a parachute system designed to control where its rocket boosters land back on Earth.Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewChina successfully carried out the first test of its parachute system during a recent launch of its Long March 3B rocket, the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology announced on Friday. The rocket delivereda BeiDou navigation satellite to orbit, lifting off from the Xichang…

The Chinese spaceplane finally returned to Earth earlier this week, but we’re still learning more about its time in orbit. The spacecraft caught and released an unidentified object several times during its flight, performing a series of maneuvers that were captured by orbital radars, according to California-based LeoLabs. The company released its observational data, saying in a tweet that the data shows there were at least two capture and docking operations performed by the spacecraft.Better Mobility & Cameras: NASA…

China’s spaceplane launched from the Jiuquan Launch Center aboard a Long March 2F rocket in August 2022.Photo: LIU HUAIYU (AP)The long, drawn-out saga of China’s latest spaceplane mission has come to an end, with the reusable vehicle completing a second secretive mission that lasted much longer than its first flight.Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewChina’s spacecraft landed on Monday at the Jiuquan launch centre, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology…

China’s Long March 5B launching from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in South China. Photo: LIU HUAIYU (AP)Less than a week after China’s Long March 5B rocket performed an uncontrolled reentry through Earth’s atmosphere, a Chinese official revealed plans to amp up the launch rate of theserocket within the next few years.07:33The Dead Friends Society Audiobook Clip22 minutes agoDuring an interview with local media, the director of the general design department at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, Liu…

The launch of a Long March-2F Y12 rocket on June 17, 2021.Photo: Ng Han Guan (AP)Reusable rockets, whether large or small, are the future, and as a newly unveiled model of a Long March 9 launch vehicle suggests, Chinese rocket scientists are coming around to the idea. Star Wars: Shatterpoint Announcement Trailer02:27The First Things To Do In VR, Part 3Today 9:39AMA team in China presented its updated model at the ongoing Zhuhai Airshow, as reported in SpaceNews. The new Long March 9 design, with its grid fins and…

A Long March-2F Y12 rocket blasting off in June 2021. Photo: Ng Han Guan (AP)The saga of China’s spaceplane continues as the experimental vehicle just released a mystery object that’s now closely trailing behind in low Earth orbit. On Monday, the United States Space Force’s 18th Space Defense Squadron tracked an object in a similar orbit to the spaceplane, SpaceNews first reported. The object appeared to be very close to the spaceplane. So close, in fact, that the Space Force unit had to make sure it was a separate…

China’s experimental spacecraft launched from the Jiuquan Launch Center in August.Photo: FCHNA (AP)It’s been nearly eight weeks since we last heard from China’s spaceplane, which launched from the the Gobi Desert in early August. But things are happening, as the spaceplane recently fired its thrusters to ascend to a higher and more circular orbit, but for reasons that aren’t entirely clear. The reusable spacecraft took off onboard a Long March 2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on August 4. As…